how to implement a background process?

pokémon

Ok, I want to implmement a "backgound process", but the catch is this:

I want to control it via a Web Service, that is to say, the Web Service will
be its API.

What type of application should I create? Windows App?

Also, how would the Web Service talk to the background process?

Jul 19 '05 #1

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Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]

pokémon,
I'm assuming by 'background process' you mean something that continuously
runs working on something.

Have you considered a Windows Service, that the Web Service uses .NET
Remoting or MessageQueues to talk to it.

You can use can use System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController to control a
Windows Service if you do not need to communicate a large number of
parameters. If you have lots of data/parameters to communicate then I would
consider using .NET Remoting or a System.Messaging.MessageQueue to send this
info (to the Windows Service).

Hope this helps
Jay

"pokémon" <po**@mon.com> wrote in message
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Ok, I want to implmement a "backgound process", but the catch is this:

I want to control it via a Web Service, that is to say, the Web Service will be its API.

What type of application should I create? Windows App?

Also, how would the Web Service talk to the background process?

Jul 19 '05 #2

pokémon

Thanks, Jay,

I think Messaging Queuing might not be my choice, since I don't like the
asynch nature of it for this particular app.

Is configuring a web service as a remoting client the same as any other
remoting client, or are there other considerations?
"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Ja********@email.msn.com> wrote in message
news:OQ**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

pokémon,
I'm assuming by 'background process' you mean something that continuously
runs working on something.

Have you considered a Windows Service, that the Web Service uses .NET
Remoting or MessageQueues to talk to it.

You can use can use System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController to control a
Windows Service if you do not need to communicate a large number of
parameters. If you have lots of data/parameters to communicate then I would consider using .NET Remoting or a System.Messaging.MessageQueue to send this info (to the Windows Service).

Hope this helps
Jay

"pokémon" <po**@mon.com> wrote in message
news:%c******************@nwrdny01.gnilink.net...
Ok, I want to implmement a "backgound process", but the catch is this:

I want to control it via a Web Service, that is to say, the Web Service

will
be its API.

What type of application should I create? Windows App?

Also, how would the Web Service talk to the background process?

Jul 19 '05 #3

Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]

pokémon,

Is configuring a web service as a remoting client the same as any other
remoting client, or are there other considerations? As far as I know its the same.

Hope this helps
Jay

"pokémon" <po**@mon.com> wrote in message
news:Yl*****************@nwrdny03.gnilink.net... Thanks, Jay,

I think Messaging Queuing might not be my choice, since I don't like the
asynch nature of it for this particular app.

Is configuring a web service as a remoting client the same as any other
remoting client, or are there other considerations?
"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Ja********@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:OQ**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
pokémon,
I'm assuming by 'background process' you mean something that continuously runs working on something.

Have you considered a Windows Service, that the Web Service uses .NET
Remoting or MessageQueues to talk to it.

You can use can use System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController to control a
Windows Service if you do not need to communicate a large number of
parameters. If you have lots of data/parameters to communicate then I

would
consider using .NET Remoting or a System.Messaging.MessageQueue to send

this
info (to the Windows Service).

Hope this helps
Jay

"pokémon" <po**@mon.com> wrote in message
news:%c******************@nwrdny01.gnilink.net...
Ok, I want to implmement a "backgound process", but the catch is this:

I want to control it via a Web Service, that is to say, the Web
Service will
be its API.

What type of application should I create? Windows App?

Also, how would the Web Service talk to the background process?

Jul 19 '05 #4

lecolecosa

Hi all,
How can i controler backgroud process with javascript?

It´s a possible?
Thanks

Jul 28 '06 #5

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